Just a beautiful artist plate that I picked up in Israel.
Loved the colors and simplicity of this.
I got a “aged brass” (gold) plate stand for this.
Enjoy looking at this now in our living room and also remembering our wonderful trip, thank G-d.
Also, I wonder if I know these three ladies from somewhere. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Thought this was a nice touch on the table.
Just a simple drinking glass with a little water on the bottom and these three beautiful flowers inside.
Pink, Yellow, Orange.
So simple, yet so beautiful.
Maybe that’s the point. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Really liked this robot (Cubebot) in the store.
Love the colors and that you can change the pose in all different ways.
This robot is pretty darn cute!
It’s funny in this sitting position though.
Just want to say:
Don’t just sit there, do something!
Probably not that long before robots will be all over the place.
We’ll wish for just a little privacy from the darn things, just like from our 24/7 computer gadgets that we can’t let go of now.
Yes, we’re hopelessly dependent on the technology–it’s so helpful and we love it, but we can’t turn it off.
They won’t be sitting for long.
Robots–big and small, alone and in swarms, male and female, strong and intricate, smart and simple, worker and homemaker, doer and helper, companion and lover, where will it stop–it won’t. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Just thought this was really beautiful.
The yellow butterflies with the background of the blue from the sky and ocean, and the white of the soft clouds.
Feeling like this makes my heart sing.
Sort of like love.
It’s simple, but so clear.
We’re free and flying alone, but together.
We’re one with the universe and also with each other.
Butterfly, butterfly into the wild blue yonders.
No worries, just soaring, at peace, happy, and oh so free. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Just wanted to share these tiny beautiful flowers for Memorial Day.
I took this when hiking yesterday in Needwood Park.
Such perfection in what G-d created.
Even though the flowers were very small, I felt a lot smaller next to these.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This adjustable computer desk stand from Veridesk for sitting and standing is awesome.
Someone got this in the office, and it is the talk of the town.
It comes as one piece, no assembly required and you just place it under your computer–simple, easy!
Just push the handles on either side and the desk height adjusts variably up or down.
I found it on Amazon for just $325-$400 depending on the size and whether you have a double monitor.
My colleague at work said just try it and you will feel so good–this seems like a good healthy deal. 😉
So in synagogue today, the Rabbi introduced this very old man to the pulpit to say a few words.
Apparently, he was one of the founders of the shule.
This grey headed, stooped man walks slowly forward carrying a small oxygen tank with wires dangling in his jacket and to his nose.
The man stands on the dais and says:
“I am 91-years old, and the doctor says I have this, that, and the other thing, and I am terminal.
It was very hard for me to get here today in my condition, but I wanted to speak with you all.
I have lived a good life, but not an easy life.
My life was a rollercoaster–at one time I had six cars and another time just one car, for the most part I had enough money, but never a lot of money.
Now, I ask myself what is really important.
When I have shortness of breath then nothing seems so important anymore–and it is the simple things that really count.
My son called the other day to tell me that he is being given more responsibility at work–not just his teaching responsibilities anymore–and he won’t have time to call so often anymore.
So while I’ve studied and explored all facets of thinking from Shintoism and Buddhism to communism and socialism, in the end, I realized that I have the Torah and am a just simple Jew from Fez.
I wanted to be here with you today to ask you all for your forgiveness so that I can go on as I am very sick and am terminal.
I don’t know when I will get to see you all again.” 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This was just a really cool shirt that I saw.
It’s has an image of a lady standing out front with what looks like a volcano in the background.
The volcano is shooting up its hothead steam, and looks like it’s blowing the cloud on the left sideways, off-kilter.
What’s nice about the lady on the shirt is that it’s not just drawn on, but has materials sewn in to make it 3-D.
The black and pink fabric for the dress, the green and red beads for the shirt, the pink and silver over the black patches for the sunglasses, and the yellow for the hat.
Also, like the way she’s standing all confident wth her hands on her hips and her elbows out–like “Hey, that volcano is nothing (compared to me)!”
The shirt is so simple, yet very smart.
That’s the way most things should be. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Washington D.C. Metro Emergency Instructions
Ugh, long and boring.
How ’bout this instead:
– Don’t Freak Out
– Don’t Get Out
(unless your in immediate danger)
– Don’t Take Your Bulky Stuff Out
– Don’t Fry When Your Out
(stay away from the electrified 3rd rail–zap!)
Easy, smeazy. 😉
[Note: Follow instructions at your own risk.]
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal – sorry so fuzzy, train was moving)
I love Razer’s Project Christine – a completely modular PC.
There is a stand and you simply attach the components you want: Central Processing Units (CPU), Graphic Processing Unit (GPU), Power Supply Unit (PSU), Solid-State Drive (SSD) storage, and so on.
By making the architecture open and plug and play–just jack in a new module– and change out whatever you want, whenever you want. Obsolescence be gone.
This is a challenge to pure standardization, and a way to make customization cost-effective.
The cooling is done with mineral oil that is pumped throughout from the bottom reservoir.
At the top, you see a module for a command center for adding operating systems, adjusting configurations and settings, or monitoring performance.
A subscription model is planned where for a annual fee you can get the latest and greatest upgrades.
Project Christine PC is the epitome of simple, useful, scalable and beautiful.
Watch out Apple, you have a Razor at your throat–it’s time to seriously up the innovation game. 😉
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